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tmp00000001fc738035c45933ff

Search Hook

APN LLC

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The file tmp00000001fc738035c45933ff by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Search Hook

Version:
21.12.1.2516

MD5:
255390d1b03bfa3ac347d8d1d200f980

SHA-1:
7bbb71180be6bc277389f920bccc8389f4f90d10

SHA-256:
2809d696891a9a12b2b51a33e12bb20c3aef08d3bb9b161a539ce5142af09853

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/25/2024 9:00:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.11.1

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
21.12.1.2516

Copyright:
(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchHook.dll

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp00000001fc738035c45933ff

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2018 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
74BAC30967391B08242D79F7F79449E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/21/2015 2:21:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x5415

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, D7, 30, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, DF, 00, 10, E8, 8C, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 73, 33, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 3C, 00, 01, 10, BA, 38, 00, 01, 10, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 85, F3, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 7C, F3, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0750

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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